Huh, looks like that creepy little Lynn Chadwick sculpture in my closet---that my grandfather gave me a long time ago, saying it's valuable, but I've never really liked---should go for at least about $20,000 (with some selling recently for about $100,000):
https://www.artsy.ne...sale_dates=true
And looking through his works, it looks like I might have also gotten their other Chadwick, which is larger and similar to this one:
https://www.artsy.ne...-result/7223737
... which sold for $152,231 last year.
But I like that one (mine is actually much cooler looking than the one that sold for > $150k), so I won't sell it unless I "have to". Besides, it's nice to have some real assets other than gold, music gear, and a couple of very old Rolexes. And some of my old Magic cards of course...
Meanwhile, a large-ish painting (like five foot by five foot) I don't really like visually that my grandmother kept because it was by a colleague of hers (some art therapy pioneer from the UK) and she thought the title was very funny in the context of psychotherapy would probably only sell for around $600---if at all, since it's more figurative than the work that sold at auction. Might see if I can just donate that somewhere.
They did sell their artwork that was appraised as more valuable---stuff like their Miro painting, Franz Kline, etc. I do also have their Anthony Caro sculpture, in my closet but it's one of his early figural works (he's known for his later abstract sculptures) and would probably only sell for about $5000... I have no intent to sell anytime soon.
Two new availabilities opened up at my apartment complex that apparently can be accessed from outdoors and don't open onto communal indoor spaces. Rent is 30% higher which is ridiculous, and I don't really need to live in Philadelphia anyway, but it might be nice to spend another year or four in the city before leaving.
The apartment to transfer to is just across the courtyard, so I'm tempted to move most of the artwork myself. But some of it is a bit too large for one person to move (9 foot x 4.5 foot painting for example). Hopefully I'll be able to get professional movers on relatively short notice (just over two months) for such a small move. Groundfloor to groundfloor even. Don't want some rando off of Taskrabbit damaging something... or trying to rob me for that matter. Would be funny if I got an art student to do it, thinking they'd be more careful with the art, and then they recognized what I had and decided to rob me... though they'd have a hard time running off with these, because most of them are pretty heavy last I checked. Maybe if it were several art students running off with it, holding it between them... now that would be a visual, me chasing after them across the courtyard and down the street.)
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QuickTidal, on 01 May 2025 - 05:08 PM, said:
